Hormones - All Info

Location: Posterior pituitary

Targets: Breast and uterus

Main Effects: Milk ejection, labor and delivery, behavior

Oxytocin

Location: Parathyroid gland

Targets: Bone, Kidney

Main Effects: Regulates plasma calcium and phosphate levels

Parathyroid hormone

Location: Thyroid gland

Targets: Many Tissues

Main Effects: Metabolism, growth and development

Triiodothyronine and thyroxine

Location: Hypothalamus

Targets: Anterior pituitary

Main Effects: Release or inhibit pituitary homones

Tropic hormones

Location: Heart

Targets: Kidneys

Main Effects: Increase sodium excretion

Atrial natriuretic peptide

Location: Anterior pituitary

Targets: Liver and many tissues

Main Effects: Growth factor secretion, growth and metabolism

Growth Horomone

Location: Posterior pituitary

Targets: Kidney

Main Effects: Water reabsorption

Vasopressin (anti-diuretic hormone; ADH)

Location: Pancreas

Targets: Many tissues

Main Effects: Metabolism of glucose and other nutrients

Insulin, glucagon, somatostatin, pancreatic polypeptide

Location: Adipose tissue

Targets: Hypothalamus and other tissues

Main Effects: Food intake, metabolism, and reproduction

Leptin, adiponectin, resistin

Location: Anterior pituitary

Targets: Thyroid gland

Main Effects: Thyroid hormone synthesis

Thyrotropin (TSH)

Location: Stomach and small intestine

Targets: GI tract and pancreas

Main Effects: Assist digestion and absorption of nutrients

Gastric, cholecystokinin, secretin

Location: Pineal gland

Targets: Brain and other tissues

Main Effects: Circadian rhythms; immune function; antioxidant

Melatonin

Location: Liver

Targets: Many tissues

Main Effects: Growth

Insulin - like growth factor

Location: Liver

Targets: Adrenal cortex and blood vessels

Main Effects: Aldosterone secretion and increase blood pressure

Angiotensinogen